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Sous vide, for the unfamiliar, is a process of cooking food in water at precisely controlled temperatures. For example, you can cook a steak by putting it in a vacuum-sealed plastic bag and then cooking it to the exact temper...

In this week’s game you get to head south of the border to help Pancho escape the canyon he is trapped in. You will need to have good timing and be able think your way through the traps along the way. Are you up for the challenge?

With so many musical genres, it’s no surprise there are plenty distortion pedals out there. But what makes them so different? Let’s take a closer look at what happens to audio signals as they pass through these relatively simple devices.

While waiting for Mario and Link to arrive, Peach and Zelda get into an argument about their boyfriends. The insults start flying fast and thick just as Mario and Link show up. Will there be a peaceful end to the evening? Watch to find out!

Are you a fan of Wendy and Richard Pini’s Elfquest saga? Then you are in luck! You can now view the entire saga (6,500+ pages) online for free. The scans of the pages are high quality and make for some great reading.

The old standby in spud gun design is a simple chamber with a flammable gas inside and a basic ignition system. JC, of JCOPRO.net, mixed thing up a bit by both changing out the propellant system from an explosive gas to a pne...

Ubuntu has a lot of GUI-based methods for installing applications, but they take some time to search and find. Since the keyboard is usually faster than the mouse, managing your software via the command-line can be a real time-saver.

There was recently a lot of noise in the tech news world about the iPhone and iPad keeping a tracking log of your location, and while that’s now in the past, you might want to consider encrypting your backups anyway. Here’s how to do it.

There is no doubt that multiple tab browsing is a wonderful thing, but what if you want to conserve some vertical screen real-estate? Now you can hide and show the Tab Bar in Firefox as needed with a customized keyboard short...

Data loss is serious—and tragic—business. This week we want to hear about your data backup strategies and how you ensure that your data stays safe, secure, and ready to be resurrected should the Binary Reaper strike.

The Red Bird from Angry Birds and the Blue Bird from Tiny Wings get into an argument about copy-catting while flying. During the argument “someone else” shows up to join in the discussion…watch to see who it is!

Did you know that PowerPoint 2010 has a feature called Broadcast Slide Show with which you can share your presentation through the web to another computer, smartphone or any other device with a browser? Here’s how to use it.

DID YOU KNOW?

More people died in the influenza pandemic that swept the world in 1918 (an estimated 500 million people were infected with 50-100 million casualties) than in World War I which preceded it (an estimated 37 million casualties).

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A boss screen (often accompanied by a boss key) is an application intended to conceal non-work activities in the workplace. Typically, the boss screen is triggered by a keyboard shortcut or other easy to fire off physical trigger (this is known as the boss key). Once triggered, the screen hides the non-work activity and makes it appear as if the employee is hard at work. For example, the employee might be checking stock prices, browsing eBay, or otherwise slacking off on their duties, but when the boss key is triggered, the web browser minimizes and the application they should be working in is maximized.